The American Heart Association recently spotlighted the good work happening at Charles Rice Learning Center, which is one of the nearly 95 percent of schools across the country that has successfully implemented the nutrition standards under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The American Heart Association was so impressed by how nutrition standards are applied at Charles Rice Learning Center that AHA CEO Nancy Brown stopped by the Dallas ISD school for lunch and a visit. Watch the above the video to learn more about the visit and the school’s impressive nutrition standards.

Overall, results for Dallas ISD students on the 2015 STAAR test administered in grades 3-8 show improvement. The results indicate progress and stability in most of the exams compared with the previous year. The gains shown in Dallas ISD STAAR results compared to a year ago include: A higher percentage of fourth- and fifth-graders passed the Reading test; A higher percentage of seventh-graders passed the Writing test; A higher percentage of eighth-graders passed the Science test; A higher percentage of eighth-graders passed the Social Studies test. The Social Studies test was only given to students in the eighth grade. While…

“Too many of our schools are what I describe as under-appreciated,” said Louisa Meyer, a parent and community member involved with Dallas ISD, after the recent Thomas Jefferson Feeder Pattern Bus Tour. To properly appreciate the district’s schools is why Tim Hise, Division 1 executive director for the Thomas Jefferson feeder pattern, decided to organize the bus tour. He aimed to engage the community and shine a light on the positive things happening in the schools. “We call ourselves the T.J. Revolution because we’re changing, drastically, the way we prepare our students for college and the workforce,” Hise said. “We have…